Upgrade Storage[solved] Empty Folders in Zotero storage
Zotero desktop application has a data directory. There within, the storage directory contains many subdirectories that are empty (500 folders after couple of days).
I did an integrity check for database maintenance and these folder are still empty. Is there any action required by the user to keep number of empty directories under control?
I would expect a slow down for the growth of total number of empty subfolder.
I did an integrity check for database maintenance and these folder are still empty. Is there any action required by the user to keep number of empty directories under control?
I would expect a slow down for the growth of total number of empty subfolder.
How can one delete those empty directories?
Are they deleted over time automatically?
Did you empty the trash after deleting the attachment?
Attachment directories are deleted when the attachment is deleted — that is, when the attachments are permanently purged from the trash.
If the file for an attachment doesn't exist locally, it's perfectly normal for a folder to exist, and depending on your OS and settings it may not actually be empty even if it appears that way to you.
I am using Windows 10 but also sync my Zotero folder with my Ubuntu 18.04 computer using a "not recommended" Dropbox share.
I did empty the trash but I think the cross-platform Dropbox share might be causing the issue.
If that is not the case I can check anything else to confirm the problem for the development team.
Thanks.
Reviewing my storage directory today i can see that they contain hidden files and i mistook them for being empty.
So, there are indeed **no empty folders** in my case.